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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Listen: Phoenix, Wise Blood, Junip, Bass Drum of Death and Dinosaur Jr :: Friday 06.14.13

Some new-ish tunes that’ve been swirlin’ around the ÜÜ. The Wise Blood track just dropped a couple days ago and it’s been on repeat ever since. Enjoy thoroughly.

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Wise Blood “Alarm” [follow]

Junip “Suddenly” [follow]

Bass Drum of Death”Crawling After You” [follow]

Dinosaur Jr. “Entertainment”(Phoenix) [follow]

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MP3: 80s Synth Redux of Dinosaur Jr., plus The Shh, Golden Grrrls, The Shins (Acoustic), and Beach House :: Friday 03.23.12

A whole record of 80s synth-pop redux-tions of Dinosaur Jr. tunes? Yes, please. It’s being released on Record Store Day (4/21) and done by the same project that remixed Built to Spill into 80s songsThe Electronic Anthology Project (Brett Nelson of Built To Spill). Here’s a stream of one of ’em. Plus, four others to add to your shopping list. Enjoy thoroughly.

Dinosaur Jr. “Tarpit” (EAP Redux) [stream/buy]
from The Electronic Anthology Project

The Shh “So Over” [follow]
from The Burning Love

Golden Grrrls “New Pop” [follow]
from New Pop / Red Sea

The Shins “Simple Song”(Acoustic) [follow]
from Port of Morrow Acoustic Bonus

Beach House “Myth” [follow]
from Myth

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MP3: J Mascis, Narrow Sparrow, Sam Prekop, Mouse on Mars, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. :: Friday 11.18.11

Some new and a couple old(ish) tunes for your shopping list this week. Enjoy thoroughly.

J Mascis “I’ve Been Thinking” [follow] from Circle 7″ (b-side)
* * * Dinosaur Jr plays The Fillmore w/ Henry Rollins 12/15 tickets

Narrow Sparrow “Joe Meeks Dream” [follow]
from Synthworks

Sam Prekop “C+F” [follow]
from Who’s Your New Professor

Mouse on Mars “Send Me Shivers” [follow]
from Radical Connector  ***Look for a new LP 2.24.12

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. “Nothing But Our Love” (Rudi Zygadio Remix) [follow]

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MP3: Mister Heavenly (ex- Man Man, Unicorns), Stephen Malkmus, Blake Mills, J Mascis Acoustic, and Robert Pollard :: Friday 06.10.11

Lots to add to your list. Keep an ear out for the Beck-produced track from Stephen Malkmus (LP out 8/23), released just in time for Weinergate to, uh, expose itself. Enjoy thoroughly.

Mister Heavenly “Pineapple Girl”
from Out of Love [follow]

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks “Senator”
from Mirror Traffic [follow]

Blake Mills “Hey Lover”
from Break Mirrors [follow]

J Mascis “Several Shades of Why” (Daytrotter)
from Big Orange Studios Session 6.6.2011 [download session]

Robert Pollard “In A Circle”
from Lord of the Birdcage [Lord of the Birdcage]

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MP3: New Arcade Fire (Acoustic), Generationals, The Strokes, Raveonettes, and J Mascis :: Friday Five 02.11.11

Enjoy thoroughly. Best when back-to-back with last week’s tunes.

Arcade Fire “Ready To Start” (Acoustic)
Live on KROC Studio R [watch video]

Generationals “Greenleaf” from Actor-Caster

The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness”
from Under Cover of Darkness

The Raveonettes “Forget That You’re Young”
from Raven In The Grave

J Mascis “Is It Done” (feat. Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell)
from Several Shades of Why

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MP3: The Go! Team, Panda Bear, Telekinesis, Wye Oak, and J Mascis :: Friday Five 12.10.10

Add these to your Christmas list, kiddos. Enjoy thoroughly.

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The Go! Team w/ Soko “I’m Not Satisfied” (Betty & Karen)
from Buy Nothing Day (b-side) [pre-order]

Panda Bear “Last Night at the Jetty”
from Last Night At The Jetty 7″ [pre-order]

Telekinesis “Car Crash”
from 12 Desperate Straight Lines [pre-order]

Wye Oak “Civilian”
from Civilian [pre-order]

J Mascis “Not Enough”
from Several Shades of Why [pre-order]

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MP3: Friday Five 07.10.09

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Four new tunes discovered this week. And one cover I got off a FecalFace podcast many moons ago. Could never track down more by that artist though. Enjoy.

Clues (ex-Unicorns) “Approach The Throne” from s/t

Dinosaur Jr “Tarpit” (live Pitchfork.tv Session) from I Don’t Want To Go There 7”

Throw Me The Statue “Ancestors” from Creaturesque

Great Lake Swimmers “Pulling On A Line” from Lost Channels

Namesake “Space Age Love Song” (Flock of Seagulls cover) from ???

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